Necktie-guide.



T. J. SCARPF. NECKTIB GUIDE.

APPLIGATION FILED DEC. 23, 1911 1,033,200. Patented July 23, 1912.

TULLY J. smart, or NEW oARLIsL'E, OHIO.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented'Jnly 23, ra n;

Application filed December 23, 1911.- Serial Nc. 66' 7,558.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, TULLY J. Sonnrr, a

citizen of the United States, residing at New Carlisle, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Necktie Guides; and I do declare the following to be a full, cleaig and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appert-ains-to make-and 'useth'e same, reference being'had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

termed a necktie guide and collar-spreader.

The device is especially adapted to be used between the back-folds of turn-down collars, and its object is to keep the collar from binding the tie at the back, so that'the ,tie mav be freely. shifted in position, pre'- paratory to tying the same.

The function of the devlce 1s two-fold; to

keep the folds of the'collar separatedat the rear'or curve, and to provide a guide which retains thenecktie and 1n which the tie may be freely slipped'back. and forth Y be kept within the guideto the desired position without binding,

With the above object in view,-I will now describe in detail mysaid invention, first r combined necktie guide and collar spreader,

referring to theaccompanying drawings, of which- I Figure 1 is a perspective view of the collar spreader and neck-tie guide; Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the back of a collar showing the device in'position, also the back portion of the tie in position and the outer fold of the collar held out; Fig. 3 is a rear view of a collar, a portion of the outer fold being broken away to show the spreader and guide in position.

The spreader and guide'is constructed of suitable'sheet metal-stamped from a blank.- It comprisesathin body or plate 1, having,

downwardly projecting-arms2, the ends of which are turnedup to provide clamps These clamps receive the lower edge of the inner fold at of the collar and :thefdevice is; thus held-in position. The clamps-3 have suificient resiliencyto holdfirmly the por tion of the collar which they grip. The

over portions or arms 5 which-lie parallel therewith and are approximately of thev same length. The over turned portio'ns or arms 5- have a sufhcient outward spread from top to bottom and are instrumental. in spreading or holding the outer fold 6 of the collar outwardly at the back, asshown' in Fig, 2, to keep the collar from binding the tie at thetback. iBy thusQOnstruQting the, turned over port-ions orarnis 5 of the device and inclining them outwardly,-as described,

there; is provided-ample space between the v v a parts 2 and 5 fortherece'ptionvof the tie 7 This invention relates .to what may-bewhich lies between said parts 2 and 5 and may be freely "slipped in either direction with no binding effect, and no liability of.

And further, owing to the slipping out.

outer fold of the-collar. being: held away .from the tie at the bend in thecollar, said outerportion of thec'ollar will-not tighten against that portion of the. tie which is not inclosed by the device. It'i's quite essential I.

that 'the outer guide portion'sor arms shall extend approximately the length of the inner arms 2 and'diverge downwardly and. outwardly therefrom in order that the tie may In a device of the character specified, :1

comprising a body plate 1 provided with downwardly projected arms 2 terminating in clamps adapted to receive the lower edge bottom, whereby the outer fold of'the-collar [at the back isheld away from the tie and space is provided between said inner and outer arms 2 and '5 for the reception" of the tie and between which the tie may be freely shifted.

,In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presenceof two witnesses.

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, Witnesses:

r LAURA-C; SCARFF, R. LMCCARTY. 

